Transfer file case



Mw 14, '1935. H JQANGN 2,001,561

TRANSFER FILE CASE Filed Aug'. 2 4, 1932 V/ BY Hls AT-ro EYs I 20u15 9 ,10 'g1 UNI-.rsp STATES Patented May 14, 1935 TRANSFER FILE CASE y Henry J. Anglin, Morristown, NLJ.. Y Application 'Avug'rustri 1932, SerialNorSm-B'M vfilolaims. (Cieza-+19) This invention relates toimprovements in .ling cases and has more particular relation'to the so-called sectional iilingcases which'arepiled one upon'the top of the other to take care 'ofcorrespondencaindexes and the like.

' The invention vhas more particular relationto ling cases to be constructed of paper, fibre Vor other light material?,

r '-The'ebjectof the invention is to'providealing case and-drawer so constructed'that the weight ofaseries of `drawers and cases'piled 'oneupon" theother will not affect the free sliding-of any of the vdrawers and this even though the case yand drawerar'e 'both' constructedjof more or,V less iiexible'jpaperfboard, fibre or the like.

A further object ofthe invention lis to provide ati-lling case inwhich the storage drawer is supported ona swing or` cradle which swing or cradle is Ain turn 'supported at its upper edge by the side walls'of 4vthecasifng.V i l AStill another object of the invention is to provide a paper iiling case with drawer so arranged thatfanyfsagging'of the drawer or supportingcase will not a-iect any adjoining drawer or case.

vThe Ainvention also has other objects, all wh-ich'will be hereafter more particularly 4set forthandclaimed. y .In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification,

"Fig-ure '1 representsa perspective :View of 'a' case and drawer embodying my inventiompart of the case construction -being lshown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 represents -a detail perspective View of theouter case, partly broken away, to show the caseconstruction.

Figure 3 represents a detail perspective view of y the drawer supporting cradle or swing.

Figure 4 represents a detail perspective View of my improved drawer. y l

Figure 5 represents an enlarged vertical transverse section through the assembled parts on the line 5 5 of Figure 1, and

Figure 6 represents a detail horizontal section, partly broken away, with the casing and drawer assembled.

Described in general terms, the invention com-'- prises an outer casing constructedof'paper, fibre or other flexible material in any suitable manner,

' but preferably as shown to form a more or less rigid box in which the other parts such as the suspension cradle and the drawer are to be mounted, in such manner that the strain .of the weight of the drawer and its contents will be thrown upon the side walls of the casing so that no sagging of the bottom of the drawer under the weight oitscontents can communicate any pressureto another unit or case which mightliefbeneath it and thus prevent ,any'possible' binding "of 'the weighted 4drawers when piled jone upon `the otherv insucceeding tiers." f y g This particularconstruction provides `a, very cheap Aand 'eicient filing drawer rforcorrespondence,`jpapers, 'cards'rorthe like, and at the same time y"eliminates the'possible defects that have heretofore existed inemploying flexiblematerial such-as paper, nbre or the jlike'in 'constructing filing cabinetswl-iere the unitsare piled-'one upon theother. n y

' Described y in detail, the invention 'comprises' an outerl case l." This Ais struck from ia' Avsing'lejb'lank of 'cardboard orpaper board, preferably ofthe corrugated type withexternal smooth outerwalls.` The single blank of paper Ais formed 'with-" side, bottom and top `walls, end'aps l8"and'l9an'djat its forward :open end lwith securingflaps "'iforca 20' as shown in" Figure V1 25' ABy reference to 'FigureslandZ it Will'beseen that'the end of the'casing `is closed byjtwo lateral flaps f8 and 11'9 4and'thatithese'fiaps are 'secured inposition'whjen foldeid'inward 'by a :liningstrip |19 glued over V'the sametand along y the `sides of the Casing.. I i 1,

'While I havedescribed the casing as' formed ink the" above manner, `it will b'eundersto'odV that this Y outer c'asingmay beA constructed inl anyA desired' manner to secure a rectangular receptacleforthe reception of the other parts to be now described.

The cradle or support for the drawer best shown in Figure 3 is formed from a single blank of the corrugated material and comprises a bottom Ha, upwardly bent Yside walls 8, downwardly extending outer walls 9 and upwardly extending intermediate walls l0. This construction, it will y be seen by reference to 1Figure 5, leaves the bottom IIa of the cradle an appreciable distance above and free of the bottom of the outer cas- 40 ing I so that any possible sagging of the bottom I'i'a under the weight of the drawer and its contents will not communicate any pressure to the bottom of the casing. The weight, however, of the drawer 4 and its contents will be thrown 50 upon the upwardly projecting free end of the wall wand will also be communicated to the wall 9 so that any downward pressure because of the weight of thedravver and its contents, will be exerted at each side of the casing at the point 22 where the walls 9 and I0 join. Super-imposed casings by this means are supported vertically along the lines of the walls of the casings and the supporting walls 9 and II) and no vertical pressure is exerted intermediate of these points' no matter how high the casings are piled one upon the other. y

It will be seen that the cradles extend along the fulllengfth of the drawer so that the pressure at the bends 22 is equal along the entire length of Vthe drawer and along theA entire length of the containing'case for the drawer. Y

In assembling the parts, the cradle shown in Figure 3 is slipped into the outercasing shown in Figure 2'and the extension tongues 3 are then flexed about the forward ends of the walls 9 and `Il)V and tucked in between the walls 8 and Ilias shown in Figure 6. This formsfa finish to the forward end of the casingand cradle andholds the cradle firmly in position within'the casing so that it cannot be withdrawn from the casing with the drawer.

The drawer proper 4, ismade up of the saine o A y `outer. containing case, of a drawercradle memberV material'asthe other parts-and is formed at its front and rear ends with end flaps I3 and I4 `andwith bottom iiaps 23. 'I'he end and bottom aps arebent into position as shown in Figure 4; the edges ofv the rear flaps: are secured together by linen strips I Sglued over the same and to the l bottomof the drawer. The front iiaps I3 and `I 4 which form the front of the drawer are secured together vand reinforced bythe front wallk 5 of'the drawer which is larger than therfrcnt ofthe drawer proper so as to slightly overlap .Y the casing and is bent up'and down the inside of the drawer as at 24, passing over the upwardly bent bottom Vflap 23 and the two inwardly. ex

tending flaps I3 and I4.

The `label plate and. handle 6 is secured to -the front of Vthe front plate 5 by bolts I2 which pass through the front 5, bottom iiap 23,A the end'apsvIS. and I4 and the` inwardly bent portion 24 of the front 5 and are'secured'by suitable nuts within the drawer. The curved portion be- Vtween the parts 5 and 24 formsa nis'h to theV upper front edge of the drawer.

- I do not care to limit myself Yto paper `or bre material for constructing the drawerasit may be constructedofanythinflexible material desired,V even light aluminum', as Ythe peculiarY cradle construction lends Vitself to the employmentrrof Y very light material for constructing llngcases -and drawers and guards Vagainst the usualdefect of light construction, by preventing any bind- Y.

ing of the drawers becauseof sagging or flexing of such light; material when the duplicate casings are piled one upon the other in the location in which they are to be used. This structure further enables a very cheap and effective drawer to be employed and stackedv in the usual manner without thererbeing present .or less and the bottom 'I'I being Vcapable of bowing slightly downward would take care of Vany vertical expansion.v By this'means no binding of the drawer would occur such as takes place in woodenV drawers and cases when the parts absorb dampness and expand or Warp. y

What I'claim is:

'1.111 a ming ease, thecombinationlwan auf comprising side supporting `walls andfa swing supported from the upper parts'foff the side walls and a sliding drawerV in the cradle.

2. In a Vpaper lingf case, thecombination with.v i

an outer containing case, ofja one-piece drawer cradle member therein including double side walls bent upontheinselves and resting on thebottom of` the case near its side wallsand adrawverjsupport spaced from the bottom andaardraw'er arranged torslideinthe drawer v 3. In a ling case, the .combinationwithan outer containing case, of -a Vdrawer supportgtherein comprising side walls which vrest on the bottoml of the'casing nearthe sidesfthereof, and a draw-- er-supportin'g bottom hung from the top of the sidewalls and spaced from the bottom of the cas-Vv supporting `memberformed of a 'single piece of paper and comprising side walls and a Supporting bottom which is spaced above the bottom of the case' and having its side walls resting near the side walls of the case and a. paper drawer sliding in and supported` by the supporting bottom ofV the drawer-supporting member.V

' HENRY J. ,ANGLIN 

